† fatuateadj.
Obsolete.
Used as equivalent to the later fatuated adj. at fatuate v. Derivatives.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > besottedness, infatuation > [adjective]
adoted?c1225
cangun?c1225
cangeda1250
foltishc1384
sottedc1386
fond1395
infatuate1471
infonded1567
mally1592
effatuate1600
fatuate1602
fatuous1633
besotted1637
fatuant1641
infatuated1642
affatuated1649
smitten1688
fatuitous1742
fatuated1848
besmitten1873
hipped1895
1602 B. Jonson Poetaster v. iii. sig. M3v Heer's a deale: Oblatrant, Obcæcate, Furibund, Fatuate, Strenuous.
1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber ii. i. ii. iii. 47 Their heads are fatuate and void of Humane Reason.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
fatuatev.
/ˈfatjʊeɪt/ archaic.
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intransitive. To become silly, to act foolishly.
Derivatives
ˈfatuated adj. rendered fatuous.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > besottedness, infatuation > [adjective]
adoted?c1225
cangun?c1225
cangeda1250
foltishc1384
sottedc1386
fond1395
infatuate1471
infonded1567
mally1592
effatuate1600
fatuate1602
fatuous1633
besotted1637
fatuant1641
infatuated1642
affatuated1649
smitten1688
fatuitous1742
fatuated1848
besmitten1873
hipped1895
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Fatuate, to play the fool.
1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Fatuate, to play the fool.
1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
1848 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 64 464 Full-grown infant pumpkins, fatuated, empty of anything solid or digestible.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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